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Audit of litigation against the accident and emergency radiology department
La radiologia medica, 2009The aims of this study were to reduce and monitor litigation due to failure to diagnose a fracture, to evaluate whether the cases were due to radiological error or other problems in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients and to identify organisational, technical or functional changes or guidelines to improve the management of patients ...
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The accident and emergency radiology survival course
BMJ, 2010The accident and emergency radiology survival course started 10 years ago as a series of tutorials for local emergency department doctors (www.radiology-courses.com). It is organised by a group of radiology consultants and has rapidly become one of the most well known radiology teaching courses in the United Kingdom.
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Contribution of internal exposures to the radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2007The main pathways leading to exposure of members of the general public due to the Chernobyl accident were external exposure from radionuclides deposited on the ground and ingestion of contaminated terrestrial food products. The collective dose to the thyroid was nearly 1.5 million man Gy in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with nearly half received by ...
M I, Balonov +3 more
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The Radiological Accident at the Irradiation Facility in Nesvizh
Journal of Radiological Protection, 1998On 26 October 1991 at an industrial sterilisation facility in Nesvizh, Belarus, an operator entered the irradiation chamber and was exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. This publication, the third to be issued by IAEA on irradiator accidents, describes the events leading up to the accident, the dose received by the operator, the subsequent medical ...
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International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
Purpose This study will discuss the goal of teaching the stakeholders the basic knowledge of radioactive substances, its impact, characteristics and management of radiological emergency scenarios. Design/methodology/approach The world ...
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Purpose This study will discuss the goal of teaching the stakeholders the basic knowledge of radioactive substances, its impact, characteristics and management of radiological emergency scenarios. Design/methodology/approach The world ...
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The Role of Mitochondrial Proteomic Analysis in Radiological Accidents and Terrorism
2012In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the recent Level 7 nuclear event at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, there has been heightened awareness of the possibility of radiological terrorism and accidents and the need for techniques to estimate radiation levels after such events.
David, Maguire +4 more
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Overview of the Radiological Accidents in the World, Updated December 1989
International Journal of Radiation Biology, 1990Radiological accidents can be divided into two categories, depending on whether the accident involves large groups of the population with relatively low doses or a few individuals with high doses resulting in acute health effects. The accidents involving large groups are related to the dispersion of radioactive materials in the environment; although ...
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Role of radiology in aviation accident investigation.
Aviation, space, and environmental medicine, 1980Radiographic screening of fatality victims for skeletal detail, dental and surgical artifacts, personal effects, and foreign bodies is of established value. Radiography as the primary means of positive victim identification, through comparison with antemortem films and records, is an important new role.
J E, Lichtenstein +4 more
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Radiation accidents: lessons learnt for future radiological protection
International Journal of Radiation Biology, 1998To review major radiation accidents that have occurred over a 50 year period. To identify common factors, since feedback may prevent recurrence.Accidents are classified according to the difficulties involved in their management and to the delay between their occurrence and their recognition.The rate of severe accidents increases with time, especially ...
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